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| name         = Happy Feet Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]]
| cover        = Happy Feet Two.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = November 15, 2011 ([[iTunes]])<br/>November 21, 2011 ([[Compact disc|CD]])
| recorded     = 2011
| venue        =
| studio       =
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Film score]]|[[soundtrack]]}}
| length       = 73:00
| label        = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[WaterTower Music]]}}
| producer     = [[John Powell (composer)|John Powell]]
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
| type = soundtrack
| title = Happy Feet Two
| year = 2011
| artist = [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]]
| prev_title = [[Kung Fu Panda 2 (soundtrack)|Kung Fu Panda 2]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[The Lorax (soundtrack)|The Lorax]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Singles
| name        = Happy Feet Two
| type        = soundtrack
| single1     = [[Bridge of Light (song)|Bridge of Light]]
| single1date = December 2, 2011
}}
}}
'''''Happy Feet Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''''' is the [[soundtrack]] to the 2011 film ''[[Happy Feet Two]]'', directed by [[George Miller (filmmaker)|George Miller]] and a sequel to ''[[Happy Feet]]'' (2006). It features a collection of songs ranging from various genres—[[Rock music|rock]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[rhythm and blues]]—performed by the cast and an original score composed by [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]]. Unlike the predecessor, the score and the songs were released in a single album by [[Atlantic Records]] and [[WaterTower Music]] in [[ITunes]] on November 15, 2011,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-15 |title=Happy Feet Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/happy-feet-two-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1455160804 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312004922/https://music.apple.com/us/album/happy-feet-two-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1455160804 |archive-date=2023-03-12 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[iTunes]] |publisher=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> which would be followed by a [[Compact Disc|CD]] release six days later.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Common |url=https://www.amazon.in/Happy-Feet-Two-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B005O607Y4 |title=Happy Feet Two: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |last2=Monae |first2=Janelle |last3=Pink |last4=Crook |first4=Omar |last5=Williams |first5=Robin |date=2011-11-21 |publisher=Universal Music Distribution |language=English}}</ref> The deluxe edition of the album contains an addition of 5 songs performed by [[Ozomatli]], released on November 30.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Feet Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition] |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/happy-feet-two-music-from-the-motion-picture-deluxe-edition/1455251864 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[iTunes]] |publisher=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
All tracks composed by [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]], except where noted.
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Happy Feet Two'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = Happy Feet Two Opening Medley
| length1 = 4:11
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[Pink (singer)|P!nk]]|[[Common (rapper)|Common]]|[[Benjamin Flores Jr.|Benjamin "Lil' P-Nut" Flores Jr.]]|Chorus}}
| writer1 = Various
| title2 = The Mighty Sven
| length2 = 4:08
| extra2 = {{hlist|[[Robin Williams]]|[[Hank Azaria]]|Chorus}}
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]]|George Miller|[[T Bone Burnett]]}}
| title3 = [[Bridge of Light (song)|Bridge Of Light]]
| length3 = 4:05
| extra3 = {{hlist|P!nk|Chorus}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|P!nk|[[Billy Mann]]}}
| title4 = [[Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow]]
| length4 = 1:49
| extra4 = Chorus
| writer4 = {{hlist|Carl White|Al Frazier|Sonny Harris|Turner Wilson Jr.}}
| title5 = [[Dragostea Din Tei]]
| note5 = [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: "Love from the [[Tilia|linden tree]]"
| length5 = 1:29
| extra5 = {{hlist|Hank Azaria|Chorus}}
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Dan Bălan]]|Manör Sevan}}
| title6 = Erik's Opera
| length6 = 2:25
| extra6 = {{hlist|Omar Crook|[[E. G. Daily]]}}
| writer6 = {{hlist|A. Miller|G. Miller|W. Miller}}
| title7 = Rawhide
| length7 = 1:14
| extra7 = Elephant Seal Chorus
| writer7 = {{hlist|[[Dimitri Tiomkin]]|[[Ned Washington]]}}
| title8 = [[Under Pressure]] / [[Rhythm Nation]]
| length8 = 3:09
| extra8 = {{hlist|P!nk|Chorus}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]]|[[Freddie Mercury]]|[[David Bowie]]|[[John Deacon]]|[[Brian May]] / [[Janet Jackson]]|James Harris III|Terry Lewis}}
| title9 = [[Tightrope (Janelle Monáe song)|Tightrope]]
| note9 = Ice Cold Mix
| length9 = 3:15
| extra9 = {{hlist|[[Janelle Monáe]]|Benjamin "Lil' P-Nut" Flores Jr.|Chorus}}
| writer9 = {{hlist|Nathaniel Irvin III|[[Charles Joseph (musician)|Charles Joseph II]]|[[Big Boi|Antwan Patton]]|[[Janelle Monáe]]}}
| title10 = In the Hole
| length10 = 2:45
| extra10 = John Powell
| title11 = Ramon and the Krill
| length11 = 4:07
| extra11 = John Powell
| title12 = Lovelace Preshow
| length12 = 2:05
| extra12 = {{hlist|John Powell|[[Judith Hill]]}}
| title13 = Searching for the Kids
| length13 = 1:28
| extra13 = John Powell
| title14 = The Doomberg Lands
| length14 = 3:29
| extra14 = John Powell
| title15 = I Don't Back Up...
| length15 = 3:57
| extra15 = John Powell
| title16 = Trapped In Emperor Land
| length16 = 3:55
| extra16 = John Powell
| title17 = Skua Attack/Adelie Rescue
| length17 = 4:16
| extra17 = John Powell
| title18 = Dinna A La Sven
| length18 = 3:33
| extra18 = John Powell
| title19 = [[We Are the Champions]]
| length19 = 2:42
| extra19 = John Powell
| writer19 = Freddie Mercury
| title20 = Snow Stops Play
| length20 = 2:01
| extra20 = {{hlist|John Powell|Steven Pence}}
| title21 = No Fly Zone
| extra21 = John Powell
| length21 = 3:36
| title22 = Krill Joy
| extra22 = John Powell
| length22 = 2:58
| title23 = Tappin' to Freedom
| extra23 = John Powell
| length23 = 5:54
| total_length = 72:31
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Happy Feet Two'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) {{nobold|— Deluxe edition}}
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 85:49
| title24 = Get On the Dance Floor
| extra24 = [[Ozomatli]]
| length24 = 2:56
| title25 = Flip Flap
| extra25 = Ozomatli
| length25 = 2:01
| title26 = Go Crazy
| extra26 = Ozomatli
| length26 = 2:57
| title27 = Your Hand In Mine
| extra27 = Ozomatli
| length27 = 2:24
| title28 = Do Your Thing
| extra28 = Ozomatli
| length28 = 3:00
}}
== Reception ==
James Christopher Monger of ''[[AllMusic]]'' commented that the album "sports an even mix of upbeat dance, rock, and pop cuts and orchestral work from composer John Powell".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christopher Monger |first=James |title=Review: Happy Feet Two [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-feet-two-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0002228385 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928094640/https://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-feet-two-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0002228385 |archive-date=2022-09-28 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> ''[[Filmtracks.com]]'' wrote "There is less uniquely interesting activity here than in Kung Fu Panda 2 from earlier in the same year, and the listening experience on album will be a challenge for some enthusiasts of the composer because of the intrusion of source applications (like "We Are the Champions") directly into the score. Such fans will find five to ten minutes of worthy new music to add to their playlists from the original Happy Feet score, but don't expect much more. Meanwhile, aside from some funny treatment of a Dmitri Tiomkin standard, the songs clustered with the score this time tell you all you need to know about why the movie failed at the box office."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Feet Two (John Powell) |url=https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/happy_feet2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225223228/https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/happy_feet2.html |archive-date=2012-02-25 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Filmtracks.com}}</ref> ''We Got This Covered'' wrote "The soundtrack is compelling and fun. It’s a mix of R & B, pop rock, some classic rock, and in this movie even some classic opera. The cute re-mixing of popular songs is a hold-over from the original ''Happy Feet'', and it works just as well in this sequel."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curtis |first=Amy |date=2011-11-19 |title=Happy Feet Two Review |url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/happy-feet-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625111927/https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/happy-feet-review/ |archive-date=2012-06-25 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=We Got This Covered |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Chart
! Peak
|-
| [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart]]<ref name="ARIA Report 1141">[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120116045500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120116-1555/Issue1141.pdf ARIA Report 1141] {{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Retrieved 2012-03-06</ref>
| 70
|-
|US [[Top Soundtracks]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 10, 2011 |title=Soundtracks: Week of December 10, 2011 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/soundtracks/2011-12-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160008/https://www.billboard.com/charts/soundtracks/2011-12-10 |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |access-date=May 1, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
|22
|}
== Personnel ==
{{div col}}
* Music – John Powell
* Additional music, arrangements, programming and orchestration – Helene Muddiman, Paul Mounsey
* Producer – Billy Mann, Chuck Lightning, David Hirschfelder, Janelle Monáe, John Powell, Nate "Rocket" Wonder, T Bone Burnett, Wade Robson
* Recording – Shawn Murphy
* Additional recording – Hugo Nicolson, Marc Viner
* Mixing – Matt Ward, Shawn Murphy
* Assistant mixing – John Traunwieser
* Mastering – Patricia Sullivan Fourstar
* Music editor – Tom Carlson
* Score editor – David Channing
* Executive producer – Bill Miller, Doug Mitchell, George Miller, John Powell
* Music contractor – Gina Zimmitti
* Assistant contractor – Whitney Martin
* Album co-ordinator – Kari Miazek
* Stage manager – Elaine Beckett, Jamie Olivera
* Art direction – Sandeep Sriram
; Instruments
* Accordion – Nick Ariondo
* Bass – Gus Seyffert
* Drums – Joey Waronker
* Guitar – Damian De Boos-Smith, George Doering, Michael Ripoll
* Keyboards – Doug Petty
* Percussion – Brian Kilgore, Luis Conte, Walter Rodriguez
* Saxophone – George Shelby, Scott Mayo
* Trumpet, trombone – Harry Kim, Steve Baxter
; Orchestra
* Orchestra – Sydney Scoring Orchestra
* Orchestrated By – Angus O'Sullivan, Daniel Baker, Dave Metzger, Geri Green, Germaine Franco, James K. Lee, Jessica Wells, John Ashton Thomas
* Conductor – Brett Kelly
* Additional conductor – Brett Weymark, Dan Walker
* Contractor – Alex Henery
* Concertmistress – Fiona Ziegler, Sun Yi
; Choir
* Choir – Cantillation Choir, Sydney University Graduate Choir
* Vocal arrangements – Carmen Twillie, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, John Powell, Beth Caucci, David Hirschfelder, Michael Mollo, Victor Chaga
* Vocal programming – Beth Caucci, David Hirschfelder, Michael Mollo, Victor Chaga
* Vocals recording – Butch Walker, Jason Wormer, Jesse Nichols, Sal Ojeda
* Vocal contractor – Edie Lehmann Boddicker
{{div col end}}
Source: AllMusic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Credits {{ndash}} Happy Feet Two [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-feet-two-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0002228385/credits |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Happy Feet (film series)}}
[[Category:2011 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:WaterTower Music soundtracks]]
[[Category:Animated film soundtracks]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records soundtracks]]